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Tesla Smart Summon takes on speed bumps and shadows in run up to V10 release
Tesla’s Smart Summon feature is in its fourth iteration, and Early Access Program participants are testing out the most updated capabilities.
A deep blue metallic Model 3 featured in the most recent video published by YouTube channel ALL Electric is seen navigating from various parking spaces to selected point locations, specifically testing its ability to handle speed bumps en route to its programmed Summon location. The Tesla App is also displayed on the screen during the vehicle’s route, showing the real-time planned route of the software as it processes its environment. When unobstructed, Smart Summon handles the speed bumps very well. However, shadows seem to trigger extra visual processing, as seen in the demo, with the Model 3 opting to navigate itself into the lighted part of its path when encountering a partly-shadowed speed bump. Notably, the feature isn’t yet attempting to take account of parking lot markings when determining its route.
Smart Summon, previously ‘Enhanced Summon’, is a set of capabilities that allow drivers to operate their all-electric cars through the Tesla mobile app, specifically by having them autonomously travel to their location. Prior releases have built upon the basic feature in the original Summon that Tesla owners currently have access to, which allows the all-electric vehicles to autonomously drive in a straight line up to 150 feet. Where versions 1-3 of Smart Summon demonstrated slow, hesitant, and jerky movements, the demonstrated fourth version has significantly increased its maneuvering speed and handleds somewhat more complicated parking lot features.
- Smart Summon in a Tesla Model 3 decides to take the lighted part of the speed bump. | (Image: ALL Electric/YouTube)
- Smart Summon in a Tesla Model 3 hesitates at a shadow near a speed bump. | (Image: ALL Electric/YouTube)
In ALL Electric’s prior video showing Tesla’s Smart Summon in its fourth iteration, the same all-electric vehicle seemed confident when reversing from parking spots, and there seemed to be an increase in the Model 3’s speed as it executed the Summon command over the prior versions. One interesting part of that test was the vehicle’s response to the transition from asphalt to brick in its driving path. This caused the feature to pause and assess the locations of the actual curbs vs. the perceived curbs based on color variations. CEO Elon Musk’s previous explanations of the feature’s fine-tuning challenges predicted this. “Yeah, we’ve been working on curbs a *lot*. Concrete seams too. So glamorous,” he tweeted at the end of June.
Smart Summon is expected to improve significantly as more versions are released. Musk previously stated that a Tesla “should be able to drive around a parking lot, find an empty spot, read signs to confirm it’s valid & park.” A wide release of the feature will be included in Tesla’s upcoming Version 10 firmware update, but self-parking looks to still be a ways off yet. Regardless, Smart Summon will undoubtedly provide plenty of advantages to owners, even if limited to personal valet service as an initial offering.
Watch ALL Electric’s Smart Summon V4 latest test below:
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Tesla gathers Cybercab fleet in Gigafactory Texas
Images and video of the Cybercab fleet were shared by longtime Giga Texas observer Joe Tegtmeyer in posts on social media platform X.
Tesla appears to be assembling a growing number of Cybercabs at Gigafactory Texas as preparations continue for the vehicle’s mass production. Recent footage shared online has shown over 30 Cybercabs being transported by trucks or staged near testing areas at the facility.
The images and video were shared by longtime Giga Texas observer and drone operator Joe Tegtmeyer in posts on social media platform X.
Interestingly enough, Tegtmeyer noted that many of the Cybercabs being loaded onto transport trucks were still equipped with steering wheels. This suggests that the vehicles are likely testing units rather than the final driverless configuration expected for the company’s Robotaxi service.
The vehicles could potentially be headed to testing sites across the United States as Tesla prepares to expand its Robotaxi fleet.
Additional footage captured at Gigafactory Texas also showed the Cybercab’s side and rear camera washer system operating as vehicles were being loaded onto transport trucks.
The growing number of Cybercabs at Giga Texas comes amidst the company’s announcement that the first production Cybercab has been produced at the facility. Full Cybercab production is expected to begin in April.
The vehicle is expected to play a central role in Tesla’s Robotaxi ambitions as the company looks to expand autonomous ride-hailing operations beyond its early deployments using Model Y vehicles.
Tesla has also linked Cybercab production to its proposed Unboxed manufacturing process, which assembles large vehicle modules separately before integrating them. The approach is intended to reduce production costs and accelerate output.
Musk has also noted that the Cybercab’s ramp will likely begin slowly due to the number of new components and manufacturing steps involved. However, he stated that once the process matures, Cybercab production could scale quickly.
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Elon Musk’s xAI, creator of Grok and Grokipedia, celebrates its third birthday
xAI Memphis highlighted several of its milestones over the years in its celebratory post.
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI has marked its third anniversary. The update was shared in a post from the xAI Memphis account on social media platform X.
xAI Memphis highlighted several of its milestones over the years in its celebratory post.
As per xAI, it has built three massive data centers in the city, launched a coherent cluster of 330,000 GBs, created over 3,000 jobs, and paid over $30 million in taxes to local communities.
xAI’s Memphis operation has become a key part of the company’s infrastructure as the company works to train and deploy its Grok artificial intelligence models. Elon Musk has been quite optimistic about Grok’s potential, noting in the past that the large language model might have a shot at achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI).
xAI’s Memphis’ crown jewel is its Colossus supercomputer cluster. The project was announced in 2024 and has since become the home of one of the world’s largest AI compute facilities. The first phase of Colossus reached its initial 100,000 GPU operational milestone in just 122 days, or just about four months.
Industry figures such as Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang have praised the facility, noting that projects of similar scale typically take two to four years to complete.
xAI has cited Memphis’ central location, skilled workforce, and industrial infrastructure as key reasons for selecting the city as the home of its AI training operations. The company has also emphasized plans to expand the site further as it scales compute capacity for Grok and future AI models.
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Tesla Sweden’s Megapack Supercharger near Arlanda continues to aggravate IF Metall union
The charging site, located in Arlandastad outside Stockholm, appears to be operating despite ongoing union blockade measures tied to Tesla’s labor dispute in the country.
Tesla Sweden’s Megapack-powered Supercharger station near Arlanda Airport has continued to aggravate Swedish labor union IF Metall. The charging site, located in Arlandastad outside Stockholm, appears to be operating despite ongoing union blockade measures tied to Tesla’s labor dispute in the country.
Comments about the site were shared by IF Metall representatives in remarks to Swedish publication CarUp.
The Arlandastad location includes eight Tesla Superchargers powered by a Megapack battery system. Unlike traditional charging stations that rely on direct grid connections, the site uses a large battery installation to store electricity and power the chargers.
According to the Swedish publication, the setup allowed the station to come online despite sympathy measures from Sweden’s electricians’ union, which has attempted to prevent companies from cooperating with Tesla as part of the broader labor conflict.
IF Metall press manager Jesper Pettersson indicated that the union was not aware that the Superchargers had already been connected and activated.
“We do not know the details around this. But it is further proof of how Tesla systematically finds loopholes to circumvent the sympathy measures through active strikebreaking. Every time this happens it gives us reason to sharpen our conflict measures,” Pettersson said.
Union representatives also noted that the Megapack appears to be charged using electrical cables routed through nearby terrain, though the exact power source remains under review.
The Megapack-powered site has then prompted questions from Swedish labor unions about how electricity is being supplied to the system.
IF Metall has submitted a report to Sweden’s Energy Market Inspectorate asking the regulator to review whether the electricity supply arrangement complies with national regulations. The Megapack is reportedly charged using electricity from a local company, though the provider has not been publicly identified.
Peter Lydell, an ombudsman at IF Metall, previously stated that Swedish law limits electricity trading to companies with proper authorization.
“The legislation states that only companies that engage in electricity trading may supply electricity to other parties. You may not supply electricity without a permit, then you are engaging in illegal electricity trading. That is why we have reported this…
“This is about a company that helps Tesla circumvent the conflict measures that exist. It is clear that it is troublesome and it can also have consequences,” Lydell said.
IF Metall and Tesla Sweden’s conflict has been going on for over two years now.

